Wednesday, July 25, 2012

The Supreme Court (SC) has dismissed a petition
questioning the proceedings before the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) to
screen the next chief justice.

In a two-page resolution released by
the high court yesterday, the SC en banc citing precedents upheld the
JBC’s action in accepting applications and nominations for the position
of chief justice as well as the President’s power to appoint one as the
member of the SC.

Petitioners in the case are Homobono Adaza, Alan Paguia, Herman Tiu Laurel and Uriel Borja..... MORE